OK temporary accomodation for us ex-pats of Spacie's coffee house that is sadly now boarded up and in memory of Goldie's old pad the tearooms.

No fancy stuff, as this is temporary until we find a nice new place but it's warm down here with the fire and aga and I've organised a daily guinness, lager and wine delivery. There is a small kitchen in the corner and a few comfy cosy armchairs.

So feel free to take refuge when you need a break - self-service generally I'm afraid but when I can I'll rustle up a meal :>)

http://youtu.be/Z6aYLOf8CUQ

It's a good job that the service here is better than that!

What was it that you ordered?

cough, cough, lol. Forgot, it was so long ago. Soup of the day

I used to enjoy a bowl of tomato soup with a crispy roll with butter in our local Lyons Corner House. Oh dear, another attack of nostalgia!

Is that your car parked outside :-)

Is that about 1920 .lol

The first one opened in 1909 and I told you it was toffee!

socrates, skinny in other words is saying you are about 100. lol

Older! He was born @470 BC :-)

Quite an insight to different times! Lyons Corner House

Look forewards to future comments.lol

magnificent building,we have Starbucks to compare.

SERVICE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lyons Corner House. Yes, memories haha!

Service, yes of course! One CupaSoup coming up. Beef and Tomato?

spit-and-sawdust (British)
a spit-and-sawdust pub (= type of bar that is found in Britain) is dirty and untidy and is not modern or attractive. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AND POOR SERVICE.

Poor serve.........WHAT!! Where else on the high street would you find CupaSoup served in a mug without a crack in it and on a saucer with a doily?

Eating out is a very pleasurable experience. No matter what restaurant you go to, you will be looking forward to the food being of a high quality or of a particular style you love. You will be excited about going to a place where you will be waited on hand and foot by people who will be happy to accommodate your request for a new fork or directions to the bathroom. You will enjoy the feeling of going out and knowing you will not have to cook yourself or do the washing up and really taking a break from looking after yourself for a while.

The only thing that can really spoil any good meal out to a restaurant though is poor service. Of course bad food can spoil it too, but as long as you have good service you should be able to send your unsatisfactory dish back via your server.

What is poor service?

This is when your waiter or waitress spoils the enjoyment of your meal in any way. This might be simply because they got your order wrong, but it could also be because they were rude, they were inattentive or even too attentive and won't leave you alone. It could be they dropped something or just that they forgot to bring you a glass of water. Basically anything that takes away from your evening. They should be ensuring that your meal is a joy from start to finish by ensuring the food, your comfort and anything else you need is dealt with.

How do you deal with it?

The worst thing you can do is just put up with it. You need to address any problems you have right away. If they forget your water, tell them immediately. So many people feel intimidated in restaurants, but the fact is most waiters and waitresses really don't care about you; they just want to get paid for their hours. Perhaps the best restaurants in Brighton will have some more motivated staff that gets paid more but even they will likely do the bare minimum. All the places to eat in Brighton whether they're British or Italian restaurants in Brighton should offer you excellent service so don't let it happen, speak up!